Analysis by: Julie Anne Cabuhat
 Modified by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
ALIASES:

PDF/Phishing.A.Gen (ESET-NOD32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Spammed via email

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 318,194 bytes
File Type: PDF
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 16 Feb 2017
Payload: Steals information

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

NOTES:

Upon opening the document, the user is presented with the following link that tells the user to update the Outlook Web Access account:

  • https://{BLOCKED}ursn-npamd.c9users.io/FJKDIEURDH/VALIDATE/
  • https://jmgwdd-jsgsi.{BLOCKED}s.io/TNTDDGB/365.HTML

The said site contains a login form which requires the user to enter an username/email and password which may then lead to stolen information.

As of this writing, however, the said site is already inaccessible.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 13.226.00
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 16 Feb 2017
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 13.227.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 17 Feb 2017

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PDF_MALPHISH.GQA. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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